Donate Intro

How to Give

Thank you for partnering with us! Brother’s Keeper is a nonprofit corporation organized for charitable purposes as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax-deductible according to IRS regulations. With your support, Brother’s Keeper will be a successful and rewarding opportunity for participants and will offer families hope for a brighter future for their family member.

The following are additional ways in which you can join our mission to serve these special adults and make an impact on their lives.

Gifts by Check or Credit Card:

To donate by check, make your check payable to Brother’s Keeper and mail it to the address below.

To donate by credit card or through your PayPal account, click on the DONATE button below. This will take you to our PayPal page where your donations will be transferred to Brother’s Keeper automatically and securely from your personal checking/savings account or by credit card. Once on our PayPal page you can either:

1. Make a gift with your personal PayPal account; OR

2. Simply pay with a credit card if you do not have a PayPal account.

Recurring gifts:

Ongoing, consistent and regular support is essential for our program. This can be done in one of two ways:

1. Visit your personal banking site to set up Bill Pay for automatic transfers of donations to Brother’s Keeper. Generally, there are no associated fees.

2. Click on the DONATE button below which will take you to our PayPal page. Enter donation amount and check the box for recurring monthly gift. As explained above, you can either make a gift with your personal PayPal account; or simply pay with a credit card if you do not have a PayPal account. Donations will be transferred to Brother’s Keeper automatically and securely from a personal checking/savings account or by credit card on a monthly schedule.

Employer matching gifts:

Many companies offer a Matching Gift Plan in which they will match their employees’ contributions to a charitable organization. Please check with your personnel department to obtain a Matching Gift Form and mail it along with your gift to Brother’s Keeper. We will return it to your employer to receive the matching gift.

Please contact us about the following:

Gifts of stock, Gifts in-kind, or how to include Brother’s Keeper in your estate planning.

Donate Online:

Donate by Mail:

Please make checks payable to: Brother’s Keeper

Mail to:Brother’s Keeper
PO Box 4101
Johnson City, TN 37602

Donate by shopping using AmazonSmile:

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Brother’s Keeper every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Brother’s Keeper. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device.

Donate needed items:

As you shop, please keep Brother’s Keeper in your thoughts and prayers! These are items that we are asking for. If you are interested in donating any of these items, please contact our Educational Director, Ashlee, at athompson@BrothersKeeperTN.org

Adult Trikes (tricycles) for participants

Bicycle helmets

Yoga mats

Pedometers for participants to track steps at BK

Portable soccer set

Indoor bocce ball set

Portable disc golf set

Portable volleyball set

Tee Ball set

Jump ropes

Art canvases of various sizes

Acrylic paint for canvases

Paintbrushes

Garden supplies (vegetable seeds, gift cards, or garden tools)

Large piece puzzles (over 100 pieces)

Devotional materials for adults with special needs

Set of Easy to Read Version Bibles (ERV) for the participants to look at during devotions at BK

Gift cards to gas to use for community outings

Keyboards for iPads

Printer ink (HP 63 Black and Color)

Printer paper

Multi-color cardstock paper

Ink Pads

Assorted Stamps

Modge Podge

Assorted scrapbook paper

Plastic storage containers

Velcro strips

Command hooks

Floor lamps

Assorted old t-shirts

Terra cotta pots (of all sizes)

Mason jars

Poster boards

Kiln

Projector with portable screen

HDMI compatible television

Partner in Prayer

Thank you for partnering in prayer with Brother’s Keeper. We appreciate you keeping up with our progress and lifting us up in prayer.

As we have now launched our program, we have several items for you to pray about for us:

PRAISE — We opened doors for our first day on July 1st, 2016!

PRAISE — We are grateful to Boones Creek Christian Church for providing a home for our program!

For continued wisdom for our Board of Directors to put the foundation in place to build upon in the future

That God would continue to receive the glory for all He has done for Brother’s Keeper

BK Corner

We are delighted to announce the opening of our online store, BK Corner. Our participants work very hard and take great pride in the items they make. All proceeds from these items go directly back into the program. Visit our shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrothersKeeperTN. If you are local to the Tri-Cities, contact us on how to shop!

Nondiscrimination Policy:

Brother’s Keeper admits program attendees of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to program attendees. Its application procedures and daily operations do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, athletic programs, and other school-administered programs.